全球四大通讯社 英文版.ppt

The worlds major news agencies Generally speaking, there are four main famous news agencies in the western world. AP 美联社 History :The AP was established in 1892 in Chicago .Like its name, it was a combination of the six news offices called the port news agency in New York during the Mexican-American War in 1848.Experiencing many mergers and reconstructions, it had been expanded in large scale . In 1900, its headquarter moved to New York. Some details : The AP is the composition of American newspapers (1300 newspapers) and radio members (3890 stations, TV stations). The AP has about 3000 staff, including more than 1600 editors and reporters. The AP has 134 domestic branch offices (including 6 general branches, more than 100 branch office and News Bureau) and 83 Foreign branch office (including three general branch office) and 500 correspondents. Everyday it uses six languages to broadcast information .on average, it takes pictures 150000 copies every year. AP NEWS VALUES PRINCIPLES? The AP is neither privately owned nor government-funded; instead, as a not-for-profit news cooperative owned by its American newspaper and broadcast members. It can maintain its single-minded focus on newsgathering and its commitment to the highest standards of objective, accurate journalism. Evaluation :Objective 给地球各个角落带来光明的只有两个：天上的太阳和地上的美联社。 —马克·吐温 UPI 合众国际社(United Press International) UPI,the second biggest news agency in the U.S., but it is the worlds largest independent news agency . It was founded in may 1958 ,a combination of United Press International and Inter Press Service. Washington DC is its headquarter . AFP Agence France-Press （法新社） AFP is the oldest one in the Currently, established in 1835.it is headquartered in Paris, with regional offices in Nicosia, Montevideo, Hong Kong, and Washington, D.C., and bureaus in 165 countrie